13.5% ▼ -48.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.0%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Mount Isa City · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Isa City
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Mount Isa City than in the wider state or nation, with only 13.5% of residents born abroad. This is a significant gap compared to the national figure of 27.7%. While the area has a high proportion of people with English and Australian ancestry, it also sees a notable presence of residents from Nepal.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are English at 27.6% and Australian at 26.5%. Other significant groups include Italian at 7.1%, Scottish at 4.7%, and Irish at 2.9%.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
Only 13.5% of residents were born overseas, which is well below the Queensland figure of 22.7% and far below the Australian average. Nearly half of the population was born in Australia (48.2%), while Nepal is the most common overseas birthplace at 2.4%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Mount Isa City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31975/mount-isa-city/topic/ancestry-heritage